Article 4 · Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/260

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Article 4Movements between Member States or parts thereof, of aquatic animals of susceptible species which are subject to national measures including eradication programmes#

1.Aquatic animals of susceptible species for a particular disease which are listed in the second column of Annex III shall only be moved to Member States or parts thereof which are listed in the second and fourth columns of the tables in Annexes I or II if they:

(a)originate from a Member State or part thereof, which is listed in the second and fourth columns of the table in Annex I as being free from the disease in question;

(b)are accompanied by an official certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of origin, drawn up in accordance with an appropriate model animal health certificate set out in Chapters 1, 2, 3 or 5 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2236^note, specifying the guarantees relevant for the specific national measures in question.

2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, point (a), aquatic animals of susceptible species for a particular disease which are listed in the second column of Annex III, may be moved to Member States or parts thereof which are listed in the second and fourth columns of the tables in Annexes I or II if:

(a)in the case of wild aquatic animals, they have undergone quarantine in an aquaculture establishment which has been approved in accordance with Article 15 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/691^note;

(b)in the case of Member States or parts thereof subject to national measures for infection with Gyrodactylus salaris:

(i)immediately prior to the movement, the aquatic animals have been held under the conditions, set out in Chapter 10.3, Article 10.3.8, point (2) of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Aquatic Animal Health Code^note;

(ii)the fish eggs have been disinfected and subsequently kept under the conditions, set out in Chapter 10.3, Article 10.3.8, point (3) of the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code.